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According to the latest data released by Statistics Canada, Canada’s consumer price index (CPI) year-on-year increase in August remained at 3%, unchanged from the previous month. Looking at the sub-items, although the year-on-year growth rate of food prices eased to 2.8%—falling below 3% for the first time in 14 months—the year-on-year increase in gasoline prices still remained high at 22.8%, keeping overall inflation stubborn.

This inflation data is particularly important because key macro variables are rising rapidly. Recently, Brent crude oil broke above the $100 mark. At the same time, the latest 50% tariff increase imposed by U.S. President Trump, together with Canada’s retaliatory measures, has clearly intensified import-driven inflation pressure. Previously, the Bank of Canada explicitly stated that if inflation continues to run high and spills over into core indicators, it would not rule out taking multiple rate-hike measures. This leaves uncertainty about the subsequent path of prices.

In traditional financial markets, inflation failing to fall further has weakened expectations for monetary easing. Bond yields and the U.S. dollar have strengthened relative to other assets, reflecting investors’ concerns that major central banks will maintain a relatively tight monetary stance. With elevated energy costs coexisting with tariff-related sparring, the risk of stagflation in the overall macro environment has increased somewhat. As a result, cross-market capital is making more cautious trade-offs between risk assets and safe-haven assets.

For the crypto market, repeated shifts in expectations for global liquidity directly affect sentiment in the market. As a macro barometer, when inflation in major economies remains high, it often suppresses risk appetite. Meanwhile, inflation in commodities and fluctuations in fiat purchasing power also prompt some funds to continue focusing on the hedging characteristics of assets such as $BTC . In the short term, price action may continue to trade sideways as it follows macro data and remains locked in a tug-of-war.🪙

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According to the latest data released by Statistics Canada, Canada’s core economic indicators in August show that the annualized CPI inflation rate remains at 3.0%, unchanged from the previous month. Looking at the subcomponents, although the year-over-year growth rate of food prices slowed to 2.8% (the first time in 14 months it has fallen below 3%) and the year-over-year growth rate of gasoline prices edged down from 25.7% in July to 22.8%, overall upward price pressures have not eased materially.

This apparent stabilization in inflation data masks deeper macroeconomic risks. With Brent crude oil prices having already broken through the $100 per barrel mark, together with the latest 50% tariff policy newly imposed by U.S. President Trump and Canada’s retaliatory countermeasures, imported inflation and trade frictions will inevitably concentrate in the coming months and raise production and consumption costs. The Bank of Canada has previously made its position clear: if inflation remains persistently high and permeates into core indicators, it will not hesitate to restart a sequence of rate hikes.

In traditional financial markets, this kind of “stagflation-like” inflation profile is highly unfavorable for asset pricing. Disruptions in supply chains and soaring energy prices will directly suppress corporate earnings expectations, while also limiting the central bank’s room for easing. This will keep sovereign bond yields at elevated levels, thereby exerting sustained pressure on global risk assets through valuation compression.

For the cryptocurrency market, North American inflation resilience and escalating geopolitical trade conflicts are intensifying expectations of tighter macro liquidity. Under the shadow of “Higher for longer” interest rates, high-beta risk assets such as $BTC lack sufficient incremental off-market funding support. Investors should therefore be more vigilant about the risk of pullbacks triggered by liquidity withdrawal and short-term risk-off sentiment.📉

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Canada’s latest statistics bureau data shows that in August, Canada’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.0% year-on-year, unchanged from the previous value. Looking at the subcomponents, although the gasoline price year-on-year growth rate slowed from 25.7% in July to 22.8%, the resilience of crude oil prices continues to support energy costs. Food inflation, meanwhile, for the first time in 14 months fell below 3%; the year-on-year growth rate eased to 2.8%, providing a crucial buffer for the overall data.

This inflation report is highly resilient in the current macro environment. Even though Brent crude briefly moved above the $100 per barrel level this month, and the proposed 50% tariffs by former U.S. President Trump, along with potential retaliatory measures, have introduced risks of imported inflation, Canada’s core components are showing signs of easing. Loosening in the food component sends a positive signal, suggesting that the cumulative effects of the tightening cycle are still effectively suppressing underlying price stickiness.

From a technical and macro-asset tape perspective, with CPI holding at 3.0%, there has been no extreme disruption in the yield curve. While the Bank of Canada has previously warned that it would not rule out further rate hikes if inflation resurges, inflation has not accelerated upward, which significantly alleviates the risk of a spike in short-end government bond yields. The USD/CAD exchange rate remains in a range around key structural levels, safe-haven capital flows are steady, and the liquidity base for global risk assets has not been damaged.

For crypto assets, as long as macro inflation does not deliver an upside break beyond expectations, it is a potential tailwind for Risk-on capital. The selling pressure around key support levels represented by $BTC is gradually being absorbed. When inflation data stays sideways and core items cool, expectations for the macro rate end-point become clearer, and on-chain liquidity may be poised for a phase of corrective recovery. Continue to watch for accumulation signals among major tokens within their support ranges and for upside breakouts on increased volume. 📈

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U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm recently predicted in public remarks that Saudi Arabia’s east-west oil pipeline is expected to enter official operation soon. Meanwhile, Statistics Canada has just been preparing to release the highly anticipated August Consumer Price Index (CPI) data.

These two macro developments send fresh signals at the same time—one for energy supply and the other for regional inflation. Progress on Saudi Arabia’s key oil pipeline is tied to the capacity to route Middle East crude while bypassing potential geopolitical risk nodes such as the Red Sea. Canada’s latest inflation indicator, meanwhile, will directly affect the timing and pace of the Bank of Canada’s subsequent interest-rate cuts. In both areas, markets are being tested on their expectations for global supply chains and price pressures.

From a traditional financial market perspective, improvements in the crude supply pathway may, to some extent, help dampen geopolitical risk premia and create more room for maneuver for commodities. If Canada’s CPI shows an upside—or otherwise—greater-than-expected fluctuation, it would not only move the Canadian dollar/U.S. dollar exchange-rate outlook, but also, through a chain of policy linkages among global central banks, affect overall bond yields and the liquidity environment.

For friends in the crypto space, the marginal changes in energy-market conditions and macro inflation data are still mainly transmitted via liquidity expectations. If macro pressures continue to ease, overall risk appetite may receive support. However, geopolitical developments and policy divergences among major economies’ central banks still remain. As to how the market will move next, it’s best for everyone to keep watching and approach it rationally. $BTC

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